Democratic Republic of Congo
- South Africa News
SA urged to strengthen ties with Rwanda after soldiers’ deaths
SA urged to strengthen ties with Rwanda after soldiers’ deaths! The South African government should, instead of avenging its 13…
Read More » - World News
DR Congo jail break attempt leaves 129 dead
An attempted jail break at the Democratic Republic of Congo‘s largest and chronically overcrowded prison this week has left at…
Read More » - World News
More than 100 killed in failed DR Congo jailbreak
An attempt by inmates to break out of a high-security prison in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo,…
Read More » - South Africa News
Minister Schreiber says sentence handed to Home Affairs official for selling fraudulent passports sends strong message
Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber has welcomed the sentence handed down to a former department official for fraud. Judy Zuma…
Read More » - South Africa News
Bodies of SANDF soldiers killed in DRC repatriated
The bodies of two SANDF soldiers killed in a mortar strike in the Democratic Republic of Congo were repatriated on…
Read More » - South Africa News
Defence Minister: Removal of SANDF from DRC would signal cowardice
Defence Minister Thandi Modise said the withdrawal of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members from the war-torn Democratic Republic…
Read More » - South Africa News
Two SANDF members killed, three hospitalised in DRC
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has confirmed the death of two members in a mortar attack in the…
Read More » - Sports
Tough battle to call between Guinea and DR Congo
Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo clash in what looks an evenly-matched Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal in Abidjan…
Read More » - Sports
DRC names squad for African Cup of Nations finals
Chancel Mbemba will captain the Democratic Republic of Congo at next month’s African Cup of Nations finals. Luton Town striker…
Read More » - Sports
Sekhukhune book place in Confederation Cup group phase
Sekhukhune United booked their place in the group phase of the African Confederation Cup on Sunday, drawing away in the…
Read More » - World News
Congolese opposition leader Fayulu confirms he will run for the presidency
Democratic Republic of Congo opposition leader Martin Fayulu confirmed on Saturday he will submit his candidacy for the December presidential…
Read More » - World News
Congo president asks UN peacekeepers to start packing up this year
Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has asked his government to fast-track the withdrawal of a United Nations peacekeeping…
Read More » - World News
1.5 million people face emergency levels of food insecurity in DRC: WFP
The World Food Programme (WFP) is sounding the alarm about the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo where 1.5-million…
Read More » - South Africa News
SA reaffirms commitment to deepening relations with DRC
South Africa has reaffirmed its commitment to work with the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo to promote bilateral…
Read More » - World News
Peacekeeping mission withdrawal from DR Congo should not threaten civilian protection
The withdrawal of the peacekeeping mission from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) should not jeopardise the protection of civilians…
Read More » - World News
Militant attack kills 41 at Ugandan school
Militants linked to the Islamic State group massacred at least 41 people, mostly students, in western Uganda, in the country’s…
Read More » - World News
UN peacekeepers expected to leave DR Congo in six months
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) say the withdrawal of United Nations (UN) Peacekeepers from their country is…
Read More » - World News
Warring DRC parties called to lay down their weapons
There are growing calls for the warring parties in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to lay down their weapons.…
Read More » - World News
President Geingob calls for armed groups to end fighting in DR Congo
The Namibian President and Southern African Development Community (SADC) Chairperson of Politics, Defence and Security Hage Geingob has called armed…
Read More » - World News
Death toll from DR Congo floods rises to nearly 400
The death toll from floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo…
Read More » - South Africa News
Paul Mashatile sworn in as acting SA President
Deputy President, Paul Mashatile was sworn in as the acting president of the Republic on Saturday while President Cyril Ramaphosa…
Read More » - World News
Congo sentences six to life in prison for Italian envoy’s death
A Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) military court sentenced six men to life in prison on Friday over the death…
Read More » - World News
DR Congo jails six for life over Italian envoy’s murder
A military tribunal in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday sentenced six men to life in prison for murdering…
Read More » - World News
Rwanda, Kenya commit to restoring stability in the DRC
Rwanda and Kenya have made a commitment to play a positive role in the East Africa Community EAC’s campaign to…
Read More » - World News
Six dead, 64 missing after boat sinks in Congo’s Lake Kivu: Local official
Deadly boat accidents are common in the waters of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Six people were killed and 64…
Read More » - World News
At least 20 killed in east Congo landslide
A house stands next to a seriously damaged road after heavy rains caused floods and landslides, on the outskirts of…
Read More » - World News
Vaccine-derived poliovirus detected in Burundi, Congo
Health officials in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have detected cases of vaccine-derived poliovirus, the World Health…
Read More » - World News
UNSC to assess peacekeeping mission in DRC
Members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will arrive in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday on a…
Read More » - World News
M23 rebels in DRC declare ceasefire
The M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have declared a ceasefire in the war that raged on for…
Read More » - South Africa News
SANDF soldier killed in DRC won’t deter SA involvement in peacekeeping missions
Defence and Military Veterans Minister Thandi Modise says the South African National Defence Force is still heartbroken from the loss…
Read More » - World News
Pope Francis to celebrate Mass in Congo
Pope Francis celebrates Mass in the Democratic Republic of Congo capital Kinshasa, the second day of a visit intended to…
Read More » - World News
Part of stage built for Pope Francis collapses in Democratic Republic of Congo
A canopy overhanging a stage built for Pope Francis in a Kinshasa stadium collapsed overnight during a heavy storm, Congo…
Read More » - World News
Rwanda says Congo fighter jet violated its airspace
Rwanda’s government said on Tuesday that a fighter jet from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) had violated its airspace, prompting…
Read More » - World News
UN peacekeepers find mass graves in eastern Congo
The United Nations says mass graves containing 49 bodies have been discovered in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday,…
Read More » - World News
Landslide kills at least 8 people in eastern Congo
A landslide crushed at least eight people and seriously injured nine others near an artisanal mine in Eastern Democratic Republic…
Read More » - World News
Rwanda says Congo fighter jet briefly violated its air space
Rwanda’s government said on Wednesday that a fighter jet from the Democratic Republic of Congo briefly violated its airspace, the…
Read More » - World News
Congo’s M23 rebels withdraw from seized positions in goodwill gesture
Democratic Republic of Congo’s M23 rebels on Friday began withdrawing from some territories they had seized in recent offensives as…
Read More » - World News
Death toll after Congo capital floods rises to 169: UN
The death toll after heavy flooding in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) capital Kinshasa this week has risen to…
Read More » - World News
Hundreds flee as Congo’s M23 rebels near key city of Goma
Fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo between the army and M23 rebels has moved close to the key eastern…
Read More » - World News
Rwandan Ambassador Vincent Karenga booted out of DRC
Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) has given Rwandan ambassador Vincent Karenga 48 hours to leave the country in retaliation for Rwanda’s…
Read More » - South Africa News
Govt clarifies costs of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s flight
The Department of Defence has rejected parts of a Sunday Times report about the cost of President Cyril Ramaphosa‘s flight…
Read More » - World News
UN mission in DRC has temporarily withdrawn from eastern city of Butembo due to protests
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has pulled out of a large city in the…
Read More » - World News
DRC to review United Nations peacekeepers presence in DRC following deadly protests
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) says it is reassessing the presence of United Nations peacekeepers after 36 people were killed…
Read More » - World News
Protesters ransack UN peacekeepers’ offices in eastern DR Congo
Hundreds of protesters attacked a United Nations peacekeeping force’s warehouse and looted offices on Monday in Goma in the eastern…
Read More » - World News
Congo and Rwanda agree at Angola summit to de-escalate tensions
Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame have agreed at a summit in Angola…
Read More » - World News
Congo says Rwandan forces supported latest rebel attacks in the east
Regional authorities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo said Rwandan soldiers and artillery had supported attacks by the M23 rebel…
Read More » - World News
Belgian king reiterates regrets for colonial past but no apology on visit to Congo
Belgium’s King Philippe reaffirmed his deepest regrets on Wednesday for the exploitation, racism and acts of violence during his country’s…
Read More » - World News
Belgium’s King Phillipe makes first official visit to Democratic Republic of Congo
Belgium’s King Phillipe has arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for his first official visit to the central…
Read More » - World News
Congo accuses Rwanda of sending disguised troops across border
The armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo have accused Rwanda of sending 500 special forces in disguise into…
Read More » - World News
Uganda, DRC join military operations against armed militia ADF
Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have extended joint military operations against an armed militia called the Allied Democratic…
Read More »